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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1974

1973 <-1974-> 1975
    

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1974
1.
12/1974

I'll Be Holding On by Big Al Downing

50

85
US


✫1
dance
31
R&B
51
UK
[Chess 2158]
written by Big Al Downing, Lance Quinn & Andrew Smith [music arranger]
2.
12/1974

Ms. Grace by The Tymes

from Trustmaker   
193

91
US




75
R&B
✫1
UK
[RCA Victor 10128]
written by Johanna Hall & John Hall
3.
12/1974

Happy People by The Temptations

from A Song for You   A Song for You
55

40
US


11
dance
✫1
R&B


(instrumentation by "The Temptations Band": The Commodores)
[Gordy 7138]
written by Jeffrey Bowen, Donald Baldwin & Lionel Richie
4.
12/1974

Struttin' by Billy Preston

from The Kids and Me   The Kids and Me
53

22
US




11
R&B


[A&M 1644]
written by Billy Preston & George Johnson
5.
12/1974

Some Kind of Wonderful by Grand Funk Railroad

from All the Girls in the World Beware!!!   All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
143

3
US




85
R&B


as Grand Funk
[Capitol 4002]
written by John Ellison & Ernie Fields
6.
12/1974

Lady Marmalade by Labelle

from Nightbirds   
286

✫1
US


7
dance
✫1
R&B
17
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #479]
charted as Lady Marmalade / What Can I Do for You? In US dance charts
[Epic 50048]
written by Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan
7.
12/1974

Fire by Ohio Players

from Fire   Fire
232

✫1
US


10
dance
✫1
R&B


[Mercury 73643]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, Billy Beck (as William "Billy" Beck), Marvin Pierce (as Marvin "Merv" Pierce), Marshall Jones, Leroy Bonner (as Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner), Ralph Middlebrooks (as Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks) & Clarence Satchell
8.
11/1974

Doctor's Orders by Carol Douglas

from The Carol Douglas Album   
110

11
US
42
AC
2
dance
9
R&B


[Midland International 10113]
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway & Geoff Stephens
9.
11/1974

Dance the Kung Fu by Carl Douglas

from Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs   
50

48
US




8
R&B
35
UK
[20th Century 2168]
written by Carl Douglas
10.
11/1974

Baby, Hang Up the Phone by Carl Graves

41

50
US
23
AC


18
R&B
51
UK
[A&M 1620]
written by Lefty Pedroski & Pat McManus
11.
11/1974

Pick Up the Pieces by AWB

from AWB   AWB
329

✫1
US
45
AC
11
dance
5
R&B
6
UK
[instrumental]
[Atlantic 3229]
written by Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre & Robbie McIntosh
12.
11/1974

Get Dancin' by Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes

from Disco-Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes   
186

10
US


3
dance
32
R&B
8
UK
[Chelsea 3004]
written by Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan
13.
11/1974

From His Woman to You by Barbara Mason

from Love's the Thing   
51

28
US




3
R&B


[Buddah 441]
written by Bettye Crutcher & Lester Snell
14.
11/1974

Express by B.T. Express

from Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)   
209

4
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
34
UK
[instrumental]
[Roadshow 7001]
written by Richard "Rick" Thompson, Bill Risbrook, Terrell Wood, Barbara Joyce Lomas, Carlos Ward, Dennis Rowe & Louis Risbrook
15.
11/1974

South African Man by Hamilton Bohannon

from Keep On Dancing   
42







78
R&B
22
UK
[instrumental]
[Dakar 4539]
written by Hamilton Bohannon
16.
11/1974

Boogie On Reggae Woman by Stevie Wonder

from Fulfillingness' First Finale   Fulfillingness' First Finale
236

3
US




✫1
R&B
12
UK
[Tamla 54254]
written by Stevie Wonder
17.
11/1974

I Belong to You by Love Unlimited

from In Heat   In Heat
61

27
US




✫1
R&B


[20th Century 2141]
written by Barry White
18.
11/1974

You're the First, the Last, My Everything by Barry White

from Can't Get Enough   Can't Get Enough
405

2
US


2
dance
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[20th Century 2133]
written by Peter Radcliffe, Tony Sepe & Barry White
19.
11/1974

Where Are All My Friends by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from To Be True   
43

80
US


11
dance
8
R&B
52
UK
[Philadelphia International 3552]
written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead
20.
11/1974

Funky President (People It's Bad) / Cold Blooded by James Brown

from Reality   
48

44
US




4
R&B
52
UK
B side Cold Blooded charted from 7 december 1974 in US charts
[Polydot 14258]
written by James Brown
21.
10/1974

Whatever You Got, I Want by Jackson 5

from Dancing Machine   Dancing Machine
40

38
US




3
R&B


[Motown 1308]
written by Gene Marcellino, Jerry Marcellino (as Gerald Marcellino) & Mel Larson
22.
10/1974

Never Can Say Goodbye by Gloria Gaynor

from Never Can Say Goodbye   
284

9
US
11
AC
✫1
dance
34
R&B
2
UK
[MGM 14748]
written by Clifton Davis
23.
10/1974

You Got the Love by Rufus

from Rags to Rufus   Rags to Rufus
100

11
US




✫1
R&B


featuring Chaka Khan
[ABC 12032]
written by Chaka Khan & Ray Parker Jr
24.
10/1974

Three Ring Circus by Blue Magic

from The Magic of the Blue   
44

36
US
26
AC


5
R&B


[Atco 7004]
written by Vinnie Barrett & Bobby Eli
25.
10/1974

Rockin' Soul by The Hues Corporation

from Rockin' Soul   
120

18
US


5
dance
6
R&B
24
UK
[RCA Victor 10066]
written by Wally Holmes
26.
10/1974

I Feel a Song (In My Heart) by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from I Feel a Song   I Feel a Song
85

21
US




✫1
R&B
51
UK
[Buddah 433]
written by Tony Camillo & Mary Sawyer
27.
10/1974

I Can't Leave You Alone by George McCrae

from Rock Your Baby   
105

50
US




10
R&B
9
UK
B side to I Get Lifted
[T.K. 1007]
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Richard Finch
28.
09/1974

Woman to Woman by Shirley Brown

from Woman to Woman   Woman to Woman
70

22
US




✫1
R&B


[Truth 3206]
written by Homer Banks, Eddie Marion & Henderson Thigpen
29.
09/1974

Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) by Al Green

from Al Green Explores Your Mind   Al Green Explores Your Mind
171

7
US
28
AC


2
R&B
20
UK
[Hi 2274]
written by Al Green
30.
09/1974

Distant Lover by Marvin Gaye

from Marvin Gaye Live!   
41

28
US




12
R&B


[live]
[Tamla 54253]
written by Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy (as Gwen Gordy Fuqua) & Sandra Greene
31.
09/1974

She's Gone by Tavares

from Hard Core Poetry   
42

50
US




✫1
R&B


[Capitol 3957]
written by Daryl Hall & John Oates
32.
09/1974

Love Don't Love Nobody (Part I) by The Spinners [US band]

from Mighty Love   Mighty Love
78

15
US




4
R&B


[Atlantic 3206]
written by Charles Simmons & Joe Jefferson
33.
09/1974

Ask Me by Ecstasy, Passion & Pain

from Ecstasy, Passion & Pain   
44

52
US


2
dance
19
R&B


[Roulette 7159]
written by Barbara Roy (as Barbara Gaskin)
34.
09/1974

Sad Sweet Dreamer by Sweet Sensation [english band]

from Sad Sweet Dreamer   
257

14
US
18
AC


63
R&B
✫1
UK
[Pye 71002]
written by David Parton (as Des Parton)
35.
09/1974

Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton

from Everlasting Love   
146

6
US
15
AC
4
dance
11
R&B


[Back Beat 630]
written by Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden
36.
09/1974

Let's Straighten It Out by Latimore

from Let's Straighten It Out   
51

34
US




✫1
R&B


[Glades 1722]
written by Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
37.
08/1974

Sugar Pie Guy by The Joneses

from Keep Up with the Joneses   
38

47
US


9
dance
10
R&B


[Mercury 73614]
written by Glenn Dorsey
38.
08/1974

Higher Plane by Kool & The Gang

from Light of Worlds   Light of Worlds
61

37
US




✫1
R&B
52
UK
[De-Lite 1562]
written by Kool & The Gang & Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan)
39.
08/1974

Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1) by James Brown

from Hell   Hell
53

31
US




✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14255]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley
40.
08/1974

You Little Trustmaker by The Tymes

from Trustmaker   
142

12
US
31
AC
7
dance
20
R&B
18
UK
[RCA Victor 10022]
written by Christopher Mark Jackson
41.
08/1974

Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas

from Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs   
409

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[20th Century 2140]
written by Carl Douglas
42.
08/1974

Skin Tight by Ohio Players

from Skin Tight   Skin Tight
88

13
US




2
R&B


[Mercury 73609]
written by Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Leroy Bonner, James "Diamond" Williams (as James Williams), Ralph Middlebrooks & Clarence Satchell
43.
08/1974

You Haven't Done Nothin' by Stevie Wonder

from Fulfillingness' First Finale   Fulfillingness' First Finale
249

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
30
UK
featuring Jackson Five
[Tamla 54252]
written by Stevie Wonder
44.
08/1974

Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) by B.T. Express

from Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)   
221

2
US


8
dance
✫1
R&B
51
UK
[Scepter 12395]
written by Billy Nichols
45.
07/1974

Let's Put It All Together by The Stylistics

from Let's Put It All Together   
149

18
US
26
AC


8
R&B
9
UK
[Avco 4640]
written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss
46.
07/1974

Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe by Barry White

from Can't Get Enough   Can't Get Enough
311

✫1
US
26
AC


✫1
R&B
8
UK
[20th Century 2120]
written by Barry White
47.
07/1974

Then Came You by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners

from Then Came You   
267

✫1
US
3
AC


2
R&B
29
UK
[Atlantic 3202]
written by Sherman Marshall & Phillip Pugh
48.
07/1974

Live It Up by The Isley Brothers

from Live It Up   
46

52
US




4
R&B
52
UK
[T-Neck 2254]
written by Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.), Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper
49.
07/1974

Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of the Stream) by Tower of Power

from Back to Oakland   Back to Oakland
41

26
US




22
R&B


[Warner 7828]
written by Johnny Guitar Watson (as Johnny "Guitar" Watson) & Lenny Williams
50.
07/1974

When Will I See You Again by The Three Degrees

from The Three Degrees   
400

2
US
✫1
AC


4
R&B
✫1
UK
[Philadelphia International 3550]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
51.
07/1974

Nothing from Nothing by Billy Preston

from The Kids and Me   The Kids and Me
216

✫1
US
15
AC


8
R&B


[A&M 1544]
written by Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher
52.
07/1974

I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton

from 461 Ocean Boulevard   461 Ocean Boulevard
277

✫1
US




33
R&B
9
UK
[RSO 409]
written by Bob Marley
53.
07/1974

Do It Baby by The Miracles

from Do It Baby   
84

13
US




4
R&B


[Tamla 54248]
written by Freddie Perren & Christine Perren
54.
07/1974

City in the Sky by The Staple Singers

from City in the Sky   
39

79
US




4
R&B
54
UK
[Stax 0215]
written by Charlie Chalmers (as Charles Chalmers), Donna Rhodes & Sandy Rhodes (as Sandra Chalmers)
55.
06/1974

Hang On in There Baby by Johnny Bristol

from Hang On in There Baby   Hang On in There Baby
250

8
US




2
R&B
3
UK
[MGM 14715]
written by Johnny Bristol
56.
06/1974

Kung Fu by Curtis Mayfield

from Sweet Exorcist   Sweet Exorcist
52

40
US




3
R&B
51
UK
[Curtom 1999]
written by Curtis Mayfield
57.
06/1974

Feel Like Makin' Love by Roberta Flack

from Feel Like Makin' Love   Feel Like Makin' Love
271

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B
34
UK
[Atlantic 3025]
written by Gene McDaniels (as Eugene McDaniels)
58.
06/1974

Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies by The Drifters

from Love Games   
162







83
R&B
2
UK
[Bell 45600]
written by Roger Greenaway & Tony Macaulay
59.
06/1974

My Thang by James Brown

from Hell   Hell
57

29
US




✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14244]
written by James Brown
60.
06/1974

Tell Me Something Good by Rufus

from Rags to Rufus   Rags to Rufus
175

3
US




3
R&B
53
UK
[ABC 11427]
written by Stevie Wonder
61.
05/1974

Machine Gun by The Commodores

from Machine Gun   Machine Gun
101

22
US




7
R&B
20
UK
[instrumental]
[Motown 1307]
written by Milan Williams
62.
05/1974

On and On by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Claudine   
144

5
US




2
R&B


[from the movie Claudine]
[Buddah 423]
written by Curtis Mayfield
63.
05/1974

I'm Coming Home by The Spinners [US band]

from Mighty Love   Mighty Love
71

18
US




3
R&B


[Atlantic 3027]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
64.
05/1974

Son of Sagittarius by Eddie Kendricks

from Boogie Down   
48

28
US




5
R&B


[Tamla 54247]
written by Leonard Caston & Anita Poree
65.
05/1974

Rock Your Baby by George McCrae

from Rock Your Baby   
415

✫1
US
19
AC


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[T.K. 1004]
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Richard Finch
66.
05/1974

Fish Ain't Bitin' by Lamont Dozier

from Out Here on My Own   Out Here on My Own
54

26
US




4
R&B


[ABC 11438]
written by McKinley Jackson & James Reddick
67.
05/1974

Rock the Boat by The Hues Corporation

from Freedom for the Stallion   
332

✫1
US
12
AC


2
R&B
6
UK
[RCA Victor 0232]
written by Wally Holmes (as Waldo Holmes)
68.
05/1974

It's Better to Have (And Don't Need) by Don Covay

from Hot Blood   
46

63
US




21
R&B
29
UK
[Mercury 73469]
written by Don Covay & Erskin Watts
69.
04/1974

Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man) by The Impressions

from Finally Got Myself Together   
80

17
US




✫1
R&B


[Curtom 1997]
written by Ed Townsend
70.
04/1974

Sideshow by Blue Magic

from Blue Magic   
122

8
US
35
AC


✫1
R&B


[Atco 6961]
written by Bobby Eli & Vinnie Barrett
71.
04/1974

Hollywood Swinging by Kool & The Gang

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
150

6
US




✫1
R&B
52
UK
[De-Lite 561]
written by Kool & The Gang & Gene Redd
72.
04/1974

I'm in Love by Aretha Franklin

from Let Me in Your Life   Let Me in Your Life
90

19
US




✫1
R&B
51
UK
[Atlantic 2999]
written by Bobby Womack
73.
04/1974

Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing by Stevie Wonder

from Innervisions   Innervisions
104

16
US
9
AC


2
R&B
55
UK
[Tamla 54245]
written by Stevie Wonder
74.
03/1974

For the Love of Money by The O'Jays

from Ship Ahoy   Ship Ahoy
116

9
US




3
R&B
53
UK
[Philadelphia International 3544]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Anthony Jackson
75.
03/1974

Be Thankful for What You Got by William DeVaughn

from Be Thankful for What You Got   Be Thankful for What You Got
189

4
US
31
AC


✫1
R&B
31
UK
[Roxbury 0236]
written by William DeVaughn
76.
03/1974

Summer Breeze by The Isley Brothers

from 3 + 3   3 + 3
76

60
US




10
R&B
16
UK
[T-Neck 2253]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
77.
03/1974

Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

from Black & Blue   
52

58
US




6
R&B
32
UK
[Philadelphia International 3543]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
78.
03/1974

Let's Get Married by Al Green

from Livin' for You   
45

32
US




3
R&B


[Hi 2262]
written by Al Green
79.
03/1974

You Make Me Feel Brand New by The Stylistics

from Rockin' Roll Baby   Rockin' Roll Baby
362

2
US
6
AC


5
R&B
2
UK
[Avco 4634]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
80.
03/1974

Year of Decision by The Three Degrees

from The Three Degrees   
64







74
R&B
13
UK
[Philadelphia International 3539]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
81.
03/1974

This Heart by Gene Redding

43

24
US




31
R&B


[Haven 7000]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
82.
03/1974

The Payback (Part 1) by James Brown

from The Payback   The Payback
63

26
US




✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14223]
written by James Brown, John Starks & Fred Wesley
83.
03/1974

Dancing Machine by Jackson 5

from Dancing Machine   Dancing Machine
196

2
US




✫1
R&B


[Motown 1286]
written by Hal Davis, Don Fletcher (as Donald Fletcher) & Dean Parks (as Weldon Dean Parks)
84.
03/1974

TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) by M.F.S.B.

from M.F.S.B.   
289

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B
22
UK
featuring The Three Degrees
[instrumental]
[Philadelphia International 3540]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
85.
03/1974

Pepper Box by The Peppers

from The Peppers   
117

76
US




34
R&B
6
UK
[instrumental]
[Event 213]
written by Peter Arpadys
86.
03/1974

Mighty Mighty by Earth, Wind & Fire

from Open Our Eyes   Open Our Eyes
49

29
US




4
R&B


[Columbia 46007]
written by Maurice White & Verdine White
87.
02/1974

Touch a Hand, Make a Friend by The Staple Singers

from Be What You Are   Be What You Are
65

23
US
27
AC


3
R&B


[Stax 0196]
written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton
88.
02/1974

Honey Please, Can't Ya See by Barry White

from Stone Gon'   Stone Gon'
45

44
US




6
R&B
51
UK
[20th Century 2077]
written by Barry White
89.
02/1974

Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Imagination   Imagination
274

3
US
10
AC


✫1
R&B
7
UK
[Buddah 403]
written by Jim Weatherly
90.
02/1974

Bennie and the Jets by Elton John

from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
204

✫1
US




15
R&B


[only released in the US]
[MCA 40198]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
91.
02/1974

Outside Woman by Bloodstone

from Unreal   Unreal
48

34
US




2
R&B


[London 1052]
written by Harry Williams
92.
02/1974

My Mistake (Was to Love You) by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

from Diana & Marvin   Diana & Marvin
72

19
US




15
R&B
51
UK
[Motown 1269]
written by Gloria Jones & Pam Sawyer
93.
02/1974

Sound Your Funky Horn by KC & the Sunshine Band

from Do It Good   Do It Good
57







21
R&B
17
UK
[T.K. 1003]
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Clarence Reid
94.
01/1974

Lookin' for a Love by Bobby Womack

from Lookin' for a Love Again   
104

10
US




✫1
R&B


[United Artists 375]
written by James Alexander & Zelda Samuels
95.
01/1974

Just Don't Want to Be Lonely by The Main Ingredient

from Euphrates River   Euphrates River
124

10
US
42
AC


8
R&B
27
UK
[RCA Victor 0205]
written by Bobby Eli, John Freeman & Vinnie Barrett
96.
01/1974

Mighty Love (Part I) by The Spinners [US band]

from Mighty Love   Mighty Love
73

20
US




✫1
R&B


[Atlantic 3006]
written by Joe Jefferson (as Joseph B. Jefferson), Bruce Hawes & Charles Simmons
97.
01/1974

Homely Girl by The Chi-Lites

from Chi-Lites   
148

54
US




3
R&B
5
UK
[Brunswick 55505]
written by Stan McKenney & Eugene Record
98.
01/1974

We're Getting Careless with Our Love by Johnnie Taylor

from Taylored in Silk   Taylored in Silk
41

34
US




5
R&B


[Stax 0193]
written by Don Davis & Frank Johnson
99.
01/1974

Thanks for Saving My Life by Billy Paul

from War of the Gods   
57

37
US




9
R&B
33
UK
[Philadelphia International 3538]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
100.
01/1974

Come and Get Your Love by Redbone

from Wovoka   Wovoka
124

5
US




75
R&B


[Epic 11035]
written by Lolly Vegas
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